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Modernization of Professional Training of Electromechanics Bachelors: ICT-Based Competence Approach Modernization of Professional Training of Electromechanics Bachelors: ICT-based Competence Approach Yevhenii O. Modlo1[0000-0003-2037-1557], Serhiy O. Semerikov2[0000-0003-0789-0272] and Ekaterina O. Shmeltzer1 1 Kryvyi Rih Metallurgical Institute of the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, 5, Stephana Tilhy St., Kryvyi Rih, 50006, Ukraine [email protected] 2 Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, 54, Gagarina Ave., Kryvyi Rih, 50086, Ukraine [email protected] Abstract. Analysis of the standards for the preparation of electromechanics in Ukraine showed that the electromechanic engineer is able to solve complex spe- cialized problems and practical problems in a certain area of professional activity or in the process of study. These problems are characterized by complexity and uncertainty of conditions. The main competencies include social-personal, gen- eral-scientific, instrumental, general-professional and specialized-professional. A review of scientific publications devoted to the training of electromechanics has shown that four branches of engineering are involved in the training of elec- tromechanical engineers: mechanical and electrical engineering (with a common core of electromechanics), electronic engineering and automation. The common use of the theory, methods and means of these industries leads to the emergence of a combined field of engineering – mechatronics. Summarizing the experience of electrical engineers professional training in Ukraine and abroad makes it pos- sible to determine the main directions of their professional training moderniza- tion. Keywords: electromechanics, competencies, bachelors training program. 1 Introduction The professional training of electromechanics bachelors in higher educational institu- tions of Ukraine is carried out in 38 universities of Ukraine within the knowledge sector 0507 – electrical engineering and electromechanics (from 1 Sept. 2015 – within knowledge sector 14 – electrical engineering). Now the licensed volume of admission to the bachelor’s degree in electromechanics is 6065 students, the state order is 1108, the number of applicants enrolled in the first year is 1217. The direction of “Electro- mechanics” training is one of the few, according to which in 2012 the excess of the number entrants enrolled on the first year the volume of the state order (more than 10% more than the state orders volume). The related direction “Electrical engineering and electrotechnology” is also state and socially significant (Fig. 1). According to the Res- olution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 266 dated April 29, 2015, these directions are united in specialty 141 “Electricity, electrical engineering and electrome- chanics”. Fig. 1. The value of the state order in the areas of knowledge preparation 0507 – electrical engi- neering and electromechanics (according to [3]) 2 General and professional competence of electrical engineers in Ukraine The components of the sectoral standard of higher education in Ukraine (educational- professional program [22] and educational qualification characteristic [23] and ways of diagnosing the quality of higher education) are approved by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated November 12, 2014, No. 1308. According to Educational qualification characteristics of the bachelor of electromechanics, gradu- ates of the bachelor’s degree have the qualification 2149.2 – junior electrical engineer with a generalized object of activity – “electric machines and apparatuses, electric drives, electric transport, electromechanics and systems, complexes, devices and equip- ment” [22, p. 6]. According to [5], electromechanical engineers have to be prepared for the development, maintenance and installation of automated, servomechanical and other electromechanical systems, in particular testing of prototype equipment, produc- tion and operational tests, system analysis, maintenance procedures, reports prepara- tion. Native bachelor of electromechanics should be prepared for these types of work in the processing industry field: 1. electric equipment production: electric motors, generators, transformers, distribution and control equipment, electric household appliances and other electric equipment; 2. production of machinery and general purpose equipment: engines and turbines, hy- draulic and pneumatic equipment, bearings, gearing, mechanical gears and drives, lifting and handling equipment, manual electromechanical and pneumatic tools, in- dustrial refrigeration and ventilation equipment; 3. metal-working machinery and machine tools production, machinery and metallurgi- cal equipment, mining and construction, food and beverage manufacturing, tobacco processing, textile, sewing, fur and leather goods, paper and cardboard, plastics and rubber; 4. motor vehicles manufacturing, trailers and semitrailers: units, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, electric and electronic equipment, etc.; 5. other vehicles manufacturing: vessels and floating structures construction, pleasure and sports boats, railway locomotives and rolling stock, military vehicles, other ve- hicles and equipment; 6. repair and installation of machinery and equipment: repair and maintenance of fin- ished metal products, machinery and equipment of industrial purpose, electrical equipment, ships and boats, other vehicles, other machinery and equipment, instal- lation and installation of machinery and equipment. According to Level 6 of the National Qualification Framework, a junior electrome- chanic is able to solve complex specialized problems and practical problems in a par- ticular field of professional activity or in the process of learning that involves the ap- plication of certain theories and methods of the corresponding science and it’s charac- terized by complexity and uncertainty of the conditions. The description of the qualification level of the bachelor of electromechanics in- cludes: 1. knowledge: ─ conceptual knowledge gained in the process of learning and professional activity, including certain knowledge of contemporary achievements; ─ critical understanding of the basic theories, principles, methods and concepts in teaching and professional activities; 2. abilities: ─ solving unpredictable tasks and problems in specialized areas of professional activity or training, which involves the collection and interpretation of information (data), the choice of methods and tools, the application of innovative approaches; 3. communication skills: ─ reporting to specialists and non-specialists of information, ideas, problems, decisions and own experience in the field of professional activity; ─ the ability to effectively formulate a communication strategy; 4. ability of autonomy and responsibility: ─ complex actions or projects manegement, responsibility and decision-making in un- predictable conditions; ─ responsibility for the professional development of individuals and / or groups of peo- ple; ─ ability to further study with a high level of autonomy. For this purpose the bachelor of electromechanics should acquire the following produc- tion functions [23, p. 14-15]: ─ research – aimed at the collection, processing, analysis and systematization of sci- entific and technical information on the direction of work and its use for creative decision-making of research tasks on the basis of scientific and heuristic methods); ─ design (design and development) – the function is aimed at carrying out a purposeful sequence of actions for the synthesis of systems or their individual components, the development of documentation necessary for the implementation and use of objects and processes; ─ organizational – is aimed at streamlining the structure and interaction of the constit- uent elements of the system in order to reduce uncertainty, as well as increase the efficiency of the use of resources and time; ─ managerial – aimed at achieving the goal, ensuring the sustainable functioning and development of systems through information exchange; ─ technological – aimed at realizing the goal of known algorithms; ─ control – is aimed at exercising control within the scope of its professional activities in the scope of official duties; ─ prognostic – a function that provides the opportunity, on the basis of analysis and synthesis, to carry out predictions in professional activity; ─ technical – aimed at performing technical work in professional activities. The junior electrician is also able to perform the following professional work: ─ professionals in electric engineering field: Major Electromechanical Captain, Major Electromechanic-Commander, Power-Engineer; ─ professionals in other engineering fields: electrician, junior electrician, mining engi- neer, engineer, engineer for the introduction of new equipment and technology, en- gineer for system management and maintenance, engineer-designer, repair engineer, engineer for metrology, engineer in the organization of operation and repair, engi- neer of production preparation; ─ Electrical technicians: electromechanician, ship electromechanician, electromecha- nician of the vessel electrical equipment, electromechanician of the underwater ve- hicle, group transloading machines electromechanician, electromechanician of lift- ing installations, electromechanics of underground sections, electromechanician- mentors, telecommunication electromechanincian, electromechanician dispatcher, district electrician, shopfloor electrician, electricsman; ─ technical specialists in the field of extractive industry and metallurgy,
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